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HISTORY OF SIGMA THETA

TAU INTERNATIONAL
— Honor Society of Nursing —

Sigma Theta Tau was founded in 1922 by six nursing students at Indiana
University. In 1936, Sigma Theta Tau became the first organization in the
United States to fund nursing research. The society was incorporated
in 1985 as Sigma Theta Tau International, Inc., to support and connect
the global community of nursing scholars who enhance health
care worldwide.

More than 300,000 nurse scholars have been inducted into Sigma Theta
Tau. It is the second largest nursing organization in the world. Members
are active in more than 90 countries and territories, and the 424 chapters
are located in 523 college and university campuses in the United States
and countries including Canada, Hong Kong, Pakistan, South Korea,
Australia, Taiwan, the Netherlands, and Brazil.

Membership is by invitation to baccalaureate and graduate nursing
students who demonstrate excellence in scholarship and to nurse
leaders exhibiting exceptional achievements in nursing. In 2019,
its name was changed to Sigma Global Nursing Excellence.

NU BETA AT-LARGE CHAPTER

Nu Beta at-Large is a chartered chapter of Sigma Theta Tau International
Honor Society of Nursing, also called Sigma Global Nursing Excellence,
and was established at the Johns Hopkins School of Nursing in 1992.
In 2019, it was chartered as Nu Beta at-Large when it welcomed all six
practice settings into the chapter. The purposes of Sigma Global Nursing
Excellence are to recognize superior achievement and the development
of leadership capabilities, foster high professional standards, encourage
creative work, and strengthen commitment to the ideals and purposes
of the profession of nursing.